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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5884-H5885 on July 14, 2017.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. McGOVERN:
H.R. 3241. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to natural gas pipelines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. HARTZLER:
H.R. 3242. A bill to expand access to the Rural Community Facilities Program of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Meadows, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois):
H.R. 3243. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the sunset of certain provisions relating to information technology, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to extend the sunset relating to the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. Jody B. Hice of
Georgia, and Mr. Connolly):
H.R. 3244. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Ms. Castor of
Florida):
H.R. 3245. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase civil money penalties and criminal fines for Federal health care program fraud and abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Ms.
Stefanik):
H.R. 3246. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Teacher Advisory Committee and a Parents and Families Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. BERA:
H.R. 3247. A bill to direct the President to develop and submit to Congress a strategy to protect United States interests in the Arctic region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms.
Bordallo, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Connolly,
Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal,
Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree,
Mr. Polis, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Velazquez,
Mr. Welch, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, and Mr. Huffman):
H.R. 3248. A bill to encourage water efficiency; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mrs. COMSTOCK:
H.R. 3249. A bill to authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Velazquez,
Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Tonko, Mr.
Serrano, and Mr. Jeffries):
H.R. 3250. A bill to provide aliens who performed rescue, recovery, demolition, debris cleanup, or other related services after the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mr. Huffman):
H.R. 3251. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to include national discovery trails and to designate the American Discovery Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. FOSTER:
H.R. 3252. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize certain students in retain financial aid eligibility while completing a drug rehabilitation program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. LOEBSACK:
H.R. 3253. A bill to provide for the health coverage of Members of Congress to be affected if the rate of individuals without health insurance increases; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. Cicilline):
H.R. 3254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on opioid manufacturers, to make the funds collected through such tax available for opioid
(including heroin) abuse prevention and treatment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself,
Ms. Norton, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico,
Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Levin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Khanna, Ms.
Lofgren, and Mr. Connolly):
H.R. 3255. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Collins of New York, and Mr.
Loebsack):
H.R. 3256. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the eligibility for certain hydroelectric production and efficiency incentives; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. Brat, Mr. Loudermilk, and Mr. Smith of Missouri):
H.R. 3257. A bill to provide certain reforms to promote accountability and efficiency in the civil service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. RUIZ:
H.R. 3258. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve cost sharing subsidies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Moulton, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Evans, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Raskin, Mr. Himes, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Hanabusa, and Mr.
Walz):
H.R. 3259. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the establishment or support of a cybersecurity unit with the Russian Federation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
H.R. 3260. A bill to provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. TORRES (for herself, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr.
Evans):
H.R. 3261. A bill to direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a national intelligence estimate of the revenue sources of the North Korean regime, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself and Mr. Cicilline):
H. Res. 446. A resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Barragan, and Mr. Langevin):
H. Res. 447. A resolution directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities relating to businesses owned or controlled by President Donald J. Trump; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. CORREA (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Comstock, and Mr.
McGovern):
H. Res. 448. A resolution recognizing the accomplishments and the contributions of Vietnamese Americans; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and
Ms. Bass):
H. Res. 449. A resolution urging the Government of Kenya and Kenya's political parties to respect democratic principles and hold credible, peaceful, and transparent elections in August 2017; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. NOLAN:
H. Res. 450. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the power of Congress to protect the right to vote; to the Committee on House Administration.
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